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Neighbour trying to take over land

Reported via desktop anonymously at 09:18, Mon 8 April 2024

Sent to Cherwell District Council and Oxfordshire County Council 1 minute later

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My neighbour has had a metal fence up around a public bit of land for almost 3-4 years now. He has made no effort to put a fence up (a proper fence), has left the garden become over grown and now has dug the whole thing up. Initially when this started he told me someone let him down to replace the fence - this of course has never happened and the excuse was, the man let him down. I do not think the fence was ever going to happen. I have tolerated it enough, so have my neighbours and also the dog walkers who ask me questions about when will it be finished etc. we have all had enough now especially as the pathway with all the rain will become muddy now after digging it up. I have 2 children and have to use this pathway as a way out of my house I do not think that this is safe either

Council ref: ENQ241000338

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  • Thank you for your enquiry. This issue has been passed onto the relevant team for investigation.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 09:19, Mon 8 April 2024

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    A fence will not be put up, he is now putting a hedge in, and by the looks of it, it will be right up against the path way which I’m sure is public land. I worry for the path that all of us need to use to access our front doors, as well as others that use the pathway as the roots may grow underneath and cause more issues.

    Posted anonymously at 12:22, Fri 19 April 2024

  • Thank you for your report and apologies for the delay in a response. Could you please let us know if this is still an issue or if this has now been repaired? If this is still an issue, if possible and safe to do so, could you please provide any new images and detailed location information of the issue so we can get this raised for repair faster. Many thanks and kind regards

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 15:14, Thu 4 July 2024

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    Fence is still up and land seems to have been taken over by new turf and assuming the hedge will be on the outer edges which may damage the path. See attached recent images. This is right at the top of Humber Walk on the footpath. If you drive to the top you cannot miss the fencing.

    Posted anonymously at 17:07, Thu 4 July 2024

  • Thank you for your report. Based on our assessment, the highlighted area does not currently meet the criteria for immediate intervention under our Highway Safety Inspection Policy. However, rest assured that we will continue to monitor this location during our routine statutory inspections. If you observe any deterioration or worsening of the issue, please feel free to open a new report. For further information on highway repairs and our risk assessment process, you can visit the Oxfordshire County Council’s website: https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ residents/ roads-and-transport/ street-maintenance-z/ road-repairs

    State changed to: Investigation complete

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 11:39, Wed 2 October 2024

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